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Logging On: Artificial Intelligence Tool Now Accessible to All at MATC

MATC is the first college in Wisconsin, and one of the few in the Midwest, to make AI accessible to all students, faculty and staff.

Nearly 1,500 MPS Students Apply to MATC, UWM Before They Start Senior Year

Nearly 1,500 Milwaukee Public School juniors -- 40% of their graduating class -- applied to Milwaukee Area Technical College, the University of...

Double Vision: MATC Television Students Earn Pellegrini Scholarships

Two students in Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Television and Video Production program will share a scholarship founded last year in...

Guiding Light: MATC Nursing Graduate Wins State Leadership Award

MATC Registered Nursing graduate Elle Honerbaum received a Future Nursing Leader Award from the Wisconsin Nurses Association at the college's...

Happy Being Blue: Police Academy Graduate Overcomes Adversity To Earn Badge

For NiCoalle Zemanovic, wearing a badge and becoming a police officer realizes a dream nearly two decades in the making and completes an...

No Further Delays: Dream of High School Diploma Finally Comes True

After working for nearly 50 years without a high school diploma, 64-year-old Lisa Perry received her HSED at MATC’s GED/HSED completion...

Helping Hands: MATC Checota Scholar Prepared To Tackle Child Care Shortage

At 41, Levon Coger is doing something about the state's day care shortage. In the fall of 2024, she enrolled in the Child Care Services...

Taking the Reins: MATC Graduates Prepared To Be Next Generation of Leaders

Milwaukee Area Technical College celebrated Spring 2025 Commencement on Saturday, May 17, at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Nearly 1,700 students...

MATC To Graduate Nearly 1,700 Students At 2025 Spring Commencement

Milwaukee Area Technical College will host its 2025 Spring Commencement at noon on Saturday, May 17, at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Nearly 1,700...

Figuring It All Out: Argentine Native Earning Her Accounting Degree

While other children in Argentina aspired to be sports heroes, doctors, lawyers, chefs or firefighters when they grew up, Mariel Farina dreamed...

From Badge to Blackboard: MATC Criminal Justice Instructor Continues To Make an Impact

Connie Prange has never stopped showing her determination: first by serving as a Milwaukee police officer and detective for 15 years, and then by...

MATC Students Explore ‘Endless Possibilities’ of Artificial Intelligence

For eight weeks this spring, seven MATC students explored various AI tools. They received AI training and spent two months using Gemini and other...

Celebrating Women: Tragedy Put MATC Fire Technology Instructor on Career Path

Natashia Kirch witnessed the fearsome, fatal power of fire at a young age and set her on her career path; a path that has included being the only...

MPS Students Explore Career Options at MATC Event

Nearly 1,500 sophomores from 20 Milwaukee Public School high schools got information about the careers and educational opportunities available at...

Call of Duty: Saluting Women in MATC’s Protective Services

March is Women’s History Month and MATC salutes the women in the college’s Protective Services programs: Emergency Medical Services,...

Getting Organized: Make Your Life Easier With Standard Operating Procedures

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are step-by-step guidelines that clarify processes, increase efficiency and preserve institutional knowledge....

Celebrating Women: MATC Emergency Medical Services Program Director Walking the Walk

Alyssa Cahoon’s gritty determination, professional success and educational accomplishments make her an ideal role model for women interested...

Whirlwind of Activity: New WTCS Student Ambassador Always on the Move

This spring, MATC student Naomi Omoruyi seems to be all over the place. She’s taking 24 credits, learning Spanish, working as a math tutor,...

Celebrating Women: Passion for Welding Sparks Educational and Professional Success

Welding has forged success after success for Hallee Tretow. She spent her senior year of high school taking welding courses at Milwaukee Area...

MATC Student Enrollment Increases for the Third Straight Year

For the third straight year, student enrollment at Milwaukee Area Technical College increased, with 2024-25 enrollment on track to grow by 6%...

-MATC Offering Free Help with 2024 Tax Returns

MATC accounting students and others are volunteering at MATC’s Oak Creek Campus to help community members, students, faculty and staff with...

M³ Celebrates 10 Years of Helping Students Enter College and Explore Careers

On Thursday, January 30, about 150 M³ representatives, community partners, elected officials, students and other guests gathered at...

Spring Ahead: Rapid Registration Event Helps New and Continuing Students Prepare of Upcoming Semester

Hundreds of new and continuing students got ready to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College this spring at a Rapid Registration event held...

MATC Winter 2024 Graduates Encouraged To Dream Bigger and Lead by Example

On December 14, 2024, more than 1,000 students received their associate degrees, technical diplomas, apprenticeship diplomas and Adult High School...

GED/HSED Graduates Earn Diplomas and Look to Brighter Future

On December 17, 2024, nearly 300 students earned GED certificates and HSEDs at a boisterous, ebullient graduation ceremony at MATC’s Cooley...